An international team of astronomers has made the first undisputed detection of oxygen molecules in space. Using data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel space observatory, the largest astronomical telescope ever launched, the Herschel Oxygen Project team was able to see molecules of oxygen in the nearby Orion star-forming complex. This new research, published in the Astrophysical Journal, solves a mystery that has puzzled astronomers...
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